Adaptive apparatus for transporting and sewing material along arbitrary seam shapes
US10889929B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05B39/00
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Various examples are provided related to transporting and sewing material in, e.g., automation of sewing robots. Multiple pieces of layered materials can be transported on a flat planar surface while maintaining the material layer's position and orientation relative to one another during a sewing procedure of these materials along any arbitrary seam shape. In one example, among others, a system includes a sewing machine including a sewing needle, a material holding assembly and a translation system. The material holding assembly can include mechanical fingers that can contact material on a sewing plane adjacent to the sewing needle and a structural grounding system supporting the mechanical fingers. The translation system can reposition the material on the sewing plane via the mechanical fingers. Clearance around the sewing needle can be provided by repositioning individual mechanical fingers around the sewing needle.
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